Sachin's 100th ton could have diverted attention: Hussain

Former England skipper Nasser Hussain believes that Sachin Tendulkar's 100th International hundred would have been a consolation for India in a series in which it was completely outplayed by England

"For most of Monday, I was hoping that Sachin Tendulkar would score his 100th international hundred at The Oval. As someone who has played against him, knows him a bit and respects him so much, I thought it would be a fitting stage and the perfect occasion for him to get there.

"If Tendulkar had managed to achieve that feat, the whole of India would have been celebrating and the partying could have gone on for days. That would have helped heal the wounds of Indian cricket and overshadowed all that Rahul Dravid has achieved this last month.

"Nothing should be allowed to obscure how bad India, with the exception of Dravid, has been. Nothing should get in the way of the fact that India was abysmal," he added.